The Spectrum of Culture: Technical, Symbolic, and Practical Dimensions

Diverse Forms of Culture

Technical or Instrumental Culture

Humans alter their environment using techniques to produce new objects. The repeatability of these objects is linked to the satisfaction of desires. This form of culture is easily transferable from one individual or group to another.

In a culture of necessity, human actions become more complex through technique, leading to a new class of objects, not just subjects. Personal projects emerge. The techniques employed create an environment that

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Plato’s Philosophy: The World of Ideas and the Ideal State

Plato (circa 428/427 BC – 347 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Born into a noble and aristocratic family, Plato, along with Aristotle, significantly shaped Western thought. His ideas influenced common understanding, what we now call Western “common sense,” and provided evidence for concepts like “Truth” and the division between “doxa” (opinion) and “episteme” (science). Plato popularized a series of ideas that, while common, contrasted with the views

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Nietzsche’s World: Historical, Cultural, and Philosophical Foundations

Nietzsche’s Historical, Cultural, and Philosophical Contexts

Historical Background: 19th and 20th Centuries

The historical background spanning the 19th and 20th centuries is characterized by a disparity of approaches, largely driven by significant social, cultural, and political events. Industrialization was a foundational characteristic of this era. While it was hoped that industrialization would alleviate human misery and foster a social order promoting cultural and moral development, it instead

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Core Concepts in Scientific Methodology and Epistemology

Definition of Methodology

Methodology is the science that analyzes the way other sciences analyze science. It can be understood as meta-logos, meaning ‘above science’.

Types of Methodologies

  • General: Focuses on commonalities (about identity) across all sciences.
  • Specific: Examines differences in sciences, recognizing that not all methods can be used in all scientific fields.

The Methodenstreit Debate

This debate concerns the unity of scientific methods:

  1. Monists: Claim there is a single methodology for
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Francesco Calasso’s Legal History: Statism & Medieval Law

Francesco Calasso: Statism and Medieval Legal Thought

The pervasive influence of psychological statism is clearly evident in the work of legal philosophers themselves. Figures like Capograssi and Cesarini Sforza enthusiastically embraced Romano’s proposals, striving to imbue them with a proper philosophical foundation.

Calasso’s Incisive and Liberating Presence

Francesco Calasso’s presence in legal scholarship was both incisive and liberating. Drawing upon the highest lessons of Italian idealism, he

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Foundations of Logic and Philosophical Knowledge

The Principles of Logic

Logic is an essential instrument that ensures the proper functioning of reason. It is defined as the branch of philosophy dedicated to identifying and validating the forms of thought. Since reasoning is the fundamental way of thinking, logic can be understood as the philosophical discipline that aims to establish formally valid reasoning.

Understanding Arguments in Logic

An argument is a procedure where, starting from a set of comprehensive propositions and utilizing the relationships

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